Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday described the 2015 rail budget as a “watershed†moment for Indian Railways and called it "forward looking, futuristic and passenger-centric budget"...
The Railway Budget 2015-16, that left passenger and freight fares untouched, envisages an investment of Rs.850,000 crore over the next five years -- mostly directed towards modernizing existing tracks and introducing faster trains. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday paid tribute to freedom fighter Veer Savarkar on his death anniversary, saying he "ignited the spark of nationalism in several lives"....
The Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Wednesday arrested three New York residents who allegedly were planning to join the Islamic State(IS) and commit terrorist acts in the US, officials with the agency and the Justice Department said. ...
Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi "feels very strongly" that he is not being allowed to function independently by "vested interests" in the party, said Congress party general secretary Digvijay Singh Wednesday. ...
Two officials from the environment ministry and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) were arrested in connection with the official documents leak case, police said Thursday....
The Supreme Court Thursday said the government will go ahead with the auction of 2G spectrum scheduled to commence March 4, but its outcome will not be finalised without the court's permission....
New Delhi, Feb 26 : Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget for 2015-16 presented by Minister Suresh Prabhu in the Lok Sabha Thursday: * Railways unique integrator of modern India * Facilities not improved substantially over past few decades * Vicious cycle of under-investment must end * 1,219 sections on network - most of them overworked * In nex...
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday said the interests of the passengers will be of foremost importance to the government. ...
Kochi, Feb 26 : All 161 passengers on board an Air India aircraft, on a Delhi-Kochi flight, had a narrow escape when a tyre of their plane burst on landing at the airport here Thursday, said an airport official. A.C.K. Nair, a top official at the Cochin International Airport Limited, told IANS that the incident occurred at 9.15 a.m. soon after th...
